New Delhi,   After Oil companies on Monday increased the price of petrol and diesel by 60 paise per litre, the second such successive raise to cover for the rise in global product prices, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said,"Government is poor, it needs more taxes.

"Oil compa

Hyderabad, The Telangana government on Monday decided to promote all Class 10 students without exams as it would not be possible to conduct the exams due to spread of coronavirus in the state.

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao decided that all the Class 10 students would be promoted to the next class by giving

Chandigarh, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Gobind Singh Longowal on Monday said they had urged the central government to review its guidelines regarding ‘langar', saying the practice an ‘inseparable' part of the Sikh religion.

The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib,

Thiruvananthapuram, Oommen Chandy, former Chief Minister of Kerala, here on Monday cried foul over allotment of just 19 flights to the state in the third schedule of Vande Bharat programme for bringing in diaspora from Middle East.

According to the schedule, between June 9 and July 1, Air India will operate nine f

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Nairobi, Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline, a UN report said on Monday.

The importance of seagrasses is highlighted in the new report, 'Out of the

Chennai,  Temples and other places of worship in Tamil Nadu remained closed for public as the state government which had earlier extended the lockdown till June 30 did not provide any relaxation.

The central government has allowed reopening of temples and other places of worship from June 8 onwards. Cons

New Delhi, The Delhi Police will investigate into the complaint filed by the Deputy Health Secretary of Delhi against Sir Gangaram Hospital for violating the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines on coronavirus testing.

"The police will probe into the matter and submit the report in the court,&

Thiruvananthapuram, Even as the number of Covid-19 cases is rising not just in Kerala, but across the country, taking cue of the lockdown norms that have been eased, temples are now being cleaned to open from Tuesday, but churches and mosques differ.

According to the new norms, all places of worship have been give